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Lewis

Lewis

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I am looking for someone to make me a .22 probe for the Skout Epoch. I may need some help getting the FX liner to fit in the Skout barrel tube as well, but I may be able to handle that one on my own.
.22 Magazine inserts or 3d prints will also be needed. Possibly a single shot loader.

Let me know if you would be interested in taking on this project.
 
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Long_Shot said:
That's an interesting project for a newer airgun. Simple cal. change. I might be willing to help out.
Have a photo or two, or drawings of what you want? I'm in southwest Or. not that far away.
I have experience in making precision airgun parts in my machine shop.
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Where in the south west are you located?
 
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Motorhead said:
Odd that one is looking to play with alternate barrels .. when the rifle will come with 3 state of the art barrels :unsure:
Why make it more complicated when you have zero idea what your getting and how it shoots ?

Just sayin ...
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In my case, I was gifted the gun by my brother, who also bought one for himself. I’d like to be able to use it at home, and .30 is a bit much for my use. They will be slowly releasing the other calibers, but I’m assuming that’s gonna be a while. This gun is kinda badass, and I’m kinda impatient to use it…a lot!
 
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While I'm very excited to see how the Epoch shakes out, I think they read the market wrong by launching their new platform with the .30. There's at least 3 here that would have liked a different caliber. Add me to that list- .22 or .25, but not .30.

My motivations are partially BC related, but also like @Scotty1 says, .30 is a big heavy chunk of lead, defeating the whole purpose of an airgun, in my opinion. Epoch seems to be chasing the slug monster, and not even trying to meet the desires of those of us who like airguns specifically b/c they are NOT firearms (in terms of power output). While slugs are getting all the attention, I'd hazard a guess that the sluggers are the squeaky wheel, ie, there are likely as many, if not more, of us who like to shoot pellets, and that's for various reasons.

@Lewis, I agree 100% with your desires to make it a .22 instead of a .30. If it works out, please share your results.
 
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As I've thought more about today ... LP or AKA: Low pressure is best suited to greater area bores.
That very well may be the "Why For" the .30 was the first introduction ?

Getting there spool valve design to work correctly at the higher pressures required by less bore area of smaller calibers may just be a bigger hat trick than previously thought ?

Just thinking it threw and talking of those thoughts :cautious:
 
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Motorhead said:
As I've thought more about today ... LP or AKA: Low pressure is best suited to greater area bores.
That very well may be the "Why For" the .30 was the first introduction ?

Getting there spool valve design to work correctly at the higher pressures required by less bore area of smaller calibers may just be a bigger hat trick than previously thought ?

Just thinking it threw and talking of those thoughts :cautious:
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Great points. I'm not too concerned with the lower pressure claims. I think it may prove to have some efficiencies gained but as long as the valve can close before the pellet leaves so the pellet exits in "clean air" and the ES/SD remain low I'll be happy.
You are spot on with pressure to bore areas.
Impact .30 cal shoots great at about 100 bar where i need 150 or more to shoot .22 slugs well. Different speeds but similar FPE.
 
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Lewis said:
I am looking for someone to make me a .22 probe for the Skout Epoch. I may need some help getting the FX liner to fit in the Skout barrel tube as well, but I may be able to handle that one on my own.
.22 Magazine inserts or 3d prints will also be needed. Possibly a single shot loader.

Let me know if you would be interested in taking on this project.
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What is the outside diameter of the Skout liner that you want the FX liner put into?
 
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Scotty1 said:
Lewis, did you get a .22 barrel fitted? If so, does it perform well? I assume you are single loading…
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I did and it is shooting great so far.

I added some pictures outlining the parts Skout made for me.

Skout Epoch Support for FX liners. (Pictures Added)

Skout customer support comes through yet again! I feel better every day about moving to this platform. Interested in trying an Epoch but they don't have the caliber you are looking for? Want to try slugs? Migrating from an FX platform? Just send them the FX liner of your choice and they will...
www.airgunnation.com www.airgunnation.com
 
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